pressure cabin

American

noun

Aeronautics.

a pressurized cabin.

pressure cabin British

noun

the pressurized cabin of an aircraft or spacecraft

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Etymology

Origin of pressure cabin

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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She wanted it so much it awed her till it was like living in a pressure cabin.

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It is doubtful that the new Althea will ever again be in the same kind of emotional pressure cabin.

From Time Magazine Archive

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